☆ rOaM ☆

we named her Mormor (grandmother). ormöarna, sweden.

vera. at sea, sweden.

my 25th birthday. ormöarna, sweden.

vera baking. at sea, sweden.

at sea, sweden.

in the harbour. harstena, sweden.

somewhere, sweden.

ferry to greece. at sea, italy/greece.

dinner. at sea, italy/greece.

trucker sunrise. at sea, greece.

taxi. athens, greece.

peloponnesos, greece.

five in the morning (sweaty). athens, greece.

tiange and daphne sleeping. athens, greece.

the end. athens, greece.

breakfast. skopje, north macedonia.

apartment in Šutka. skopje, north macedonia.

peaches. skopje, north macedonia.

i ate a beautiful burek in front of the exchange office. skopje, north macedonia.

in Šutka. skopje, north macedonia.

athina at the restaurant. skopje, north macedonia.

the men. skopje, north macedonia.

skopje, north macedonia.

good luck. shkodër, albania.

i hiked alone. the accursed mountains, albania.

breakfast (before). valbona, albania.

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i ended up in the care of a sweet woman
after hiking many kilometres through the albanian alps
i camped in her small garden
she lived in a little stone house with her uncle and brother
her brother had once worked as a construction worker in london
his favourite phrase was “ you lazy bastard ”
he picked that up somewhere
gurgling laughs spitting tobacco smoke
her uncle grew beans next to my tent
he never spoke
he laid beans out on pastel coloured scarfs in the sun to dry
he'd smile and nod—
he’s that kind of man

this is the breakfast she cooked me:
fried dough with honey
warm salted yoghurt (ayran)
an espresso with a tiny package of milk

her brother gave me a menthol cigarette for breakfast
(i saved it for last)

breakfast (after). valbona, albania.

be my bean. valbona, albania.

valbona, albania.

bajram curri, albania.

passing. prizren, kosovo.

roam